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at the same time, near the same time, sandy was ramping up here. it's still going strong with her winds here in lower manhattan. of course, that water surge coming up all throughout lower manhattan flooding parts of battery park as well as gushing into the battery brooklyn tunnel. we're told by the mta and port authority that the water has compromised the tunnel and also the subway system in a way that they have not experienced in the more than 100 year history of the subway. so there's a lot of issue that they'll be waking up to today that seem to be dire in these initial hours after sandy moves through. also a situation that we've seen the rescue crews and emergency crews that just run into action following the storm. you had a generator that had gone out at nyu medical center. they had to remove patients from there both young and old. and they had ambulances waiting there to whisk them away, just the coordination operating and operating in dangerous situations where they didn't know, you know, what was going on inside and outside on the streets
at the same time, near the same time, sandy was ramping up here. it's still going strong with her winds here in lower manhattan. of course, that water surge coming up all throughout lower manhattan flooding parts of battery park as well as gushing into the battery brooklyn tunnel. we're told by the mta and port authority that the water has compromised the tunnel and also the subway system in a way that they have not experienced in the more than 100 year history of the subway. so there's a lot...
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hurricane sandy, a category 1. history tells us storms of this magnitude that hit the east coast can cause billions of dollars of damage. according to the national hurricane center, two of the ten costliest storms in u.s. history have been category 1 hurricanes that have targeted the northeast. last summer's hurricane irene cost more than $15.8 billion in damages after hitting an area from north carolina to maine. in 1972 hurricane agnes did more than $11.7 billion of damage. it went from florida to long island, new york. let's check in with bill karins. he is a upstairs. where is it now and where is it headed in the next few hours? >>> it's amazing it's safely off the shore. it's not causing too much damage or chaos yet. we'll watch landfall this evening probably around 8 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. that's when the destruction will be done during the high tide cycle and the winds. this morning is not horrible. here's the new forecast in the hurricane center. it increases in intensity. it could go up to 90 miles per hour. a
hurricane sandy, a category 1. history tells us storms of this magnitude that hit the east coast can cause billions of dollars of damage. according to the national hurricane center, two of the ten costliest storms in u.s. history have been category 1 hurricanes that have targeted the northeast. last summer's hurricane irene cost more than $15.8 billion in damages after hitting an area from north carolina to maine. in 1972 hurricane agnes did more than $11.7 billion of damage. it went from...
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this is live continuing coverage of hurricane sandy now post tropical storm sandy. good evening, i'm chris jansing. we'll be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. at this hour, we have a lot to tell you. let's get you caught up. serious flooding across the mid-atlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to the battery, that's the lower tip of the city, all of it without power. more than 300,000 homes without power in new york city. 3.6 million along the east coast. already it's been a deadly storm. at least ten deaths reported. new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, west virginia, we have video from manhattan's east side. let's get you caught up on what is going on here in new york. michelle franzen is on the phone with us from battery park city. that's the lower tip of manhattan where a lot of people who are tourists know where to go. michelle, what's the latest where
this is live continuing coverage of hurricane sandy now post tropical storm sandy. good evening, i'm chris jansing. we'll be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. at this hour, we have a lot to tell you. let's get you caught up. serious flooding across the mid-atlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to...
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we have two risks for sandy. that is storm summrge along the coast and inland flooding from excessive rain in this area i have highlighted area. >> what can we expect in the next several hours? you say the winds are going to be calming down. but what about the next few hours? >> the winds will come down, but only very gradually. even slower will be the reduction in the storm surge total water levels will continue to rise for those who that have not reached high tide. we have a 12-foot storm surge occurring in long island sound. 7 feet in connecticut. here the maximum of a high tide is going to occur closer to midnight. so the water levels will continue to rise. perhaps as much as four or five feet in some places. >> in your experience, ed, cap sill liez this one for us. how unique is this storm? >> it's unique in terms of where it is and what kind of characterist characteristics it has. clearly, we have hurricanes come ashore further south, but it's rare to have such a system come ashore with this kind of intensi
we have two risks for sandy. that is storm summrge along the coast and inland flooding from excessive rain in this area i have highlighted area. >> what can we expect in the next several hours? you say the winds are going to be calming down. but what about the next few hours? >> the winds will come down, but only very gradually. even slower will be the reduction in the storm surge total water levels will continue to rise for those who that have not reached high tide. we have a...
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sandy wreaking havoc all across the eastern seaboard. the weather channel's reynolds wolf was in stonington, connecticut, earlier today and dealing with gale force winds as well as flooding. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes, the wind has been unbelievable. this house hours ago was in fine shape but the waves have just been relentless, just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheared away. unbelievable. winds have been out of the north, power is out all over the peninsula. not expecting much improvements over the next several hours. my goodness, the wind has just been insane. we haven't seen much of a shift in the wind either. everything from north to south. all coming in just right off the water itself. some streets are flooded on the other side of the peninsula. some roadways are covered with water. it's coming up on that side too. trees, huge trees, some look like they've been there for over a century knocked down. branchs over many of the roadways. peo
sandy wreaking havoc all across the eastern seaboard. the weather channel's reynolds wolf was in stonington, connecticut, earlier today and dealing with gale force winds as well as flooding. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes, the wind has been unbelievable. this house hours ago was in fine shape but the waves have just been relentless, just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheared away. unbelievable....
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it's where sandy made landfall first. let's go back to cape may, new jersey, where nbc's jay gray is there. how are things looking? we spoke last hour. any change there? >> chris, i'd love to tell you the winds have dropped off, but they have not. they are still howling here. still swirling. and really still driving at 50 miles an hour or more with gusts well above that. look, you make an excellent point there when you talk about people involved and trees falling. i don't want people who may hear this to be lulled into any kind of clomplacency that this storm made landfall. as we talked about last hour, it passed here several hours ago. we're seeing the strongest effects of sandy right now. so any thought it's safe to go out and take a look around is, frankly, just ridiculous at this point. we talked to the police chief here who says he won't get his men out until the storm is completely clear. if it's not safe for the first responders, it's certainly not safe for anyone who decided to ride this storm out, chris. >> all r
it's where sandy made landfall first. let's go back to cape may, new jersey, where nbc's jay gray is there. how are things looking? we spoke last hour. any change there? >> chris, i'd love to tell you the winds have dropped off, but they have not. they are still howling here. still swirling. and really still driving at 50 miles an hour or more with gusts well above that. look, you make an excellent point there when you talk about people involved and trees falling. i don't want people who...
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this is msnbc's live coverage of hurricane sandy. i'm chris jansing. we will be here all through the night along with meteorologist bill karins. let's get you caught up on how things are looking and start in new york city right now. where it is eerily dark. over pretty much all of lower manhattan. more than 300,000 new yorkers without power. more than 3 million up and down the east coast are i want sesti the dark at this hour. some of the worst damage here in new york is downtown, by battery park, where a near 14-foot wall of water has flooded the streets as well as the brooklyn battery tunnel which connects brooklyn and manhattan. that is one of two major commuter tunnels in new york that flooded tonight. this storm has left a path of destruction in its wake. the "associated press" reports at least 15 deaths associated with sandy. mostly the result of falling trees. storm-related deaths have been confirmed in new york, new jersey, west virginia, pennsylvania, connecticut. within the last hour, we've learned that a firefighter in connecticut died after
this is msnbc's live coverage of hurricane sandy. i'm chris jansing. we will be here all through the night along with meteorologist bill karins. let's get you caught up on how things are looking and start in new york city right now. where it is eerily dark. over pretty much all of lower manhattan. more than 300,000 new yorkers without power. more than 3 million up and down the east coast are i want sesti the dark at this hour. some of the worst damage here in new york is downtown, by battery...
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evacuated at least partially due to sandy. how long are we going to continue to feel the effects of sandy. >> a little bit in those areas but not as bad as yesterday and people saying lake erie was at the highest levels of off of cleveland they've ever seen and people that lived on the lake for 80 years that it was the most ferocious and rough they've ever seen it and, yeah, it's crippling -- i mean and now it's snowing this morning with 50-mile-per-hour winds in ohio, ohio, the storm came on shore in new jersey, it's one for the record books and i'm sure i'll never seen one like this again. >> a lot are talking about the political implications of the storm which we will talk much more about, yeah, tomorrow. bill, thank you so much and bill is continuing to be with us throughout these early morning hours and we've talked about widespread flooding and so many states. wnbc's brent gigg rchl ichlging >> reporter: we're in a hotel lobby stranded. before high tide the water came gushing in. let me give you a little light. this is w
evacuated at least partially due to sandy. how long are we going to continue to feel the effects of sandy. >> a little bit in those areas but not as bad as yesterday and people saying lake erie was at the highest levels of off of cleveland they've ever seen and people that lived on the lake for 80 years that it was the most ferocious and rough they've ever seen it and, yeah, it's crippling -- i mean and now it's snowing this morning with 50-mile-per-hour winds in ohio, ohio, the storm...
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>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" sandy strikes the east coast. hours ahead of making landfall, this huge storm surge already is hitting flood zones with warnings of 90-mile winds ahead. >> this is a massive storm. hurricane-force winds extend some 175 miles in every direction of this center. >> for those people who have lost power already or will lose power between now and when i speak to you next, i'm going to have to ask for your patience. >> just eight days until the election and sandy is the october surprise. president canceled everything, flew back from florida today to take charge in the situation room. >> because of the nature of this storm, we are certain that this is going to be a slow moving process through a wide swath of the country and millions of people are going to be affected. so the most important message that i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. >> that left bill clinton flying solo in florida. >> i was supposed to be the warmup man for president obama today. but tha
>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" sandy strikes the east coast. hours ahead of making landfall, this huge storm surge already is hitting flood zones with warnings of 90-mile winds ahead. >> this is a massive storm. hurricane-force winds extend some 175 miles in every direction of this center. >> for those people who have lost power already or will lose power between now and when i speak to you next, i'm going to have to ask for your patience. >>...
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plus sandy's impact on the election. you're watching "early today." >>> this large historic weather event has so many elements to it. one of the ones that's most surprising to people is the fact that this hurricane brought blizzard conditions to the appalachians. it has happened before that a storm in stouth earn position has moved to the north and there's been snow in it. just the fact that it's happening again and it's a huge blizzard and for the most part it's close to where the landfall is, that makes it unusual. we have snow from michigan, ohio, a little trying to sneak into indiana. kentucky, west virginia and mountains of north carolina. we have seven different states with snow on the back side. as i mentioned, they're telling people to stay off the roads if possible in west virginia. there are still leaves on the trees there. they're in for their own destruction. forecast for the west today, a nice day like yesterday from vegas to phoenix. cool with the morning clouds in l.a. we have showers once again in the nor
plus sandy's impact on the election. you're watching "early today." >>> this large historic weather event has so many elements to it. one of the ones that's most surprising to people is the fact that this hurricane brought blizzard conditions to the appalachians. it has happened before that a storm in stouth earn position has moved to the north and there's been snow in it. just the fact that it's happening again and it's a huge blizzard and for the most part it's close to...
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the kind of damage that sandy created. over my shoulder here, you're looking at one of the strongest storms to go through the mid-atlantic region and caused the most destruction of our lifetime. this has never happened for a storm like this in the jersey shore of this intensity. lowest pressure readings ever in philadelphia and atlantic city, new jersey, and the storm surge, the highest ever measured in areas like new york city. that is so rare. and the effects we're just beginning to realize. and wait until we find out how long it's going to take for the new york subway to get running again. let's take you through the concerns this morning. 95% of the damage has been done. we still have a little bit more damage to be done at this early high tide cycle, especially as we go throughout northern portions of the forecast area, that's up along the connecticut coast. possibly around long island and the new york city harbor. that's at 9:07 this morning. also, we now have 7 million people without power as we head toward november a
the kind of damage that sandy created. over my shoulder here, you're looking at one of the strongest storms to go through the mid-atlantic region and caused the most destruction of our lifetime. this has never happened for a storm like this in the jersey shore of this intensity. lowest pressure readings ever in philadelphia and atlantic city, new jersey, and the storm surge, the highest ever measured in areas like new york city. that is so rare. and the effects we're just beginning to realize....
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hurricane sandy leaving its mark. we'll be right back. stay tuned for more on "morning joe." >>> welcome back to "morning joe." time to talk about what we learned today. willie? >> i learned sometimes these things are overhyped, and they have been in the past. but this one if you talk to anybody, bill karins, it sounds very serious, so take every precaution. >> mike? >> i learned that my anowance level knows no bounds when it comes to people who go to the beach and try to surf and take pictures of these 15-foot waves. you could get in trouble. >> bill karins, unflappable national treasure. >> bill karins. >> he is. i think harry truman was the first to call bill karins a national treasure. and it's the one thing -- >> i think you're right. >> no matter
hurricane sandy leaving its mark. we'll be right back. stay tuned for more on "morning joe." >>> welcome back to "morning joe." time to talk about what we learned today. willie? >> i learned sometimes these things are overhyped, and they have been in the past. but this one if you talk to anybody, bill karins, it sounds very serious, so take every precaution. >> mike? >> i learned that my anowance level knows no bounds when it comes to people who go...